Ep. 46 designer Laura Walker Baird of Verde Home

How to Decorate

Ballard Designs

Arts, Business, Design

4.2 • 785 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2018

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Atlanta interior designer and owner of Verde Home on the Upper Westside Laura Walker Baird joins the podcast to talk about antiquing overseas, why Europeans rarely hire designers, and her own major home renovation. WHAT YOU'LL HEAR ON THIS EPISODE: We talk about purging -- what's worth keeping and what needs to be tossedLaura tells us about her time abroad shopping for antiquesWe hear about Laura's bedroom -- mauve with green carpetShe talks about why she wasn't really an interior designer when she lived in ItalyLaura tells us about the proper Italian way to eat spaghettiThe most common issue Laura's clients deal withTaryn asks Laura about her favorite design eraWe talk about getting pieces custom madeLaura talks about accessorizing an unused room in her client's home to make it functional We talk about how to make your dining room more inviting so you'll actually use itLaura tells us about her home renovation which she's recently finished

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome back to the How to Decorate Podcast from Ballard Designs.
0:03.3	We want to teach you how to decorate your home and unleash your inner decorator.
0:06.9	So we'll be interviewing interior designers, stylists, and other talents in the design world, sharing the trials and triumphs of our own homes.
0:13.1	And also answering your decorating questions.
0:15.6	I'm Caroline. I run the Ballard Design's blog, How to Decorate.
0:18.8	I'm Terran Schwartz, and I'm on the product design team at Ballard Design's blog, How to Decorate. I'm Terran Schwartz, and I'm on the product design team at Ballard.
0:21.9	And I'm Karen Mooney on how to head up branding at Ballard.
0:25.8	You'd think after all these weeks I'd be able to say that.
0:28.0	Apparently, no.
0:29.6	We're your host.
0:30.5	Thanks for listening. Okay, let's do our trials and triumphs.
0:48.0	Okay.
0:48.7	Do you want to go first?
0:50.0	Yes.
0:50.9	I would love to.
0:52.2	Yes.
0:52.9	I have many.
0:55.6	For my trial this week, it's more of a question for you guys.
1:00.9	How do you store and you're going to say you don't and that's fine.
1:05.8	Wine? No, we just drink it.
1:08.5	Come on. That's not it.
1:10.6	So I have a box.
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